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Fossil and present-day stromatolite ooids contain a meteoritic polymer of glycine and iron
In prior work on crystals of meteoritic hemoglycin we had observed two-dimensional lattices via the strong X-ray scattering of iron atoms at the lattice vertices, which are spaced by a hemoglycin ...
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Meteorite 200 times bigger than the dinosaur-killer hit Earth, boiled oceans, and sparked life
Meteorite impacts helped create Earth’s oceans and continents. They sparked life’s evolution through changes in the ...
3 Billion Years Ago, a Meteorite the Size of Four Mount Everests Struck Earth – Changing Life Forever
Massive impacts had a silver lining for life. Billions of years ago, long before life as we know it emerged, meteorites ...
A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago. Scientists say it was a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life
When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an ...
Giant meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have aided early life
Billions of years ago, long before anything resembling life as we know it existed, meteorites frequently pummeled the planet.
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A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago, but provided a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life
It would have been a curious sight, as the oceans were probably green in color from iron-rich deep waters ... continents formed and how violent meteoritic impacts affected the evolution ...
Giant meteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago may have helped life thrive: Study
Harvard researchers found that when a meteorite nicknamed S2 paid a visit to our planet 3 billion years ago, it may have ...
The Big Issue12d
An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened
Avi Loeb's new book, Interstellar, recalls his detailed work to uncover the composition of a meteor that crashed into us in ...